News - Recorder 6 Consultation

You will hopefully be aware by now that the JNCC have announced their intention to stop financial and administrative support for Recorder 6 at the end of March 2018 (see announcement on the NBN Forum here https://forums.nbn.org.uk/viewtopic.php?id=7028).

The National Forum for Biological Recording is the independent voice of Biological Recording in the UK.

So what is biological recording? At its simplest, it is the information on where a recognised species, habitat or community is to be found, when it was seen and by whom. Yet, in combination with information about condition, traits and environmental parameters, this simple occurrence data is vital to guiding and monitoring sustainable development, wildlife protection and positive measures for conservation.

In relation to a growing population, resource stewardship and a changing climate, access to and the means to understand high quality biodiversity information are vital - but this is not always appreciated.

NFBR:

brings together suppliers, managers, and users of information about species, habitats and wildlife sites;

provides a forum for discussion and sharing of knowledge and experience;

promotes the importance of biodiversity information in nature conservation, planning, research, education and public participation;

represents the biological recording community.

NFBR Twitter feed

Alan Cann
Any regular springtail recorders here?
A couple of people asked me if I would write an article about photographing springtails. So I did:
https://collembolla.blogspot.com/2018/03/photographing-springtails.html
#springtails #Collembola #photography Why would anyone want to photograph springtails? I divide springtail photography into two main sorts, "artistic" - aimed not only at capturi... Photographing Springtails3 days 8 hours ago.

Roger Morris
Time for a challenge! How many of us get into the high land and don't think about the research potential? We still know surprisingly little about the distribution of upland Diptera and the precise conditions that they require. They are potentially threatened by climate change so here is something for those of a more adventurous spirit!
I have felt for a long while that Dipterology in the UK was missing a trick because so few people do any field work at higher altitudes.... Is it time to develop a ‘High Altitude Dipterists Group’?5 days 7 hours ago.